FedEx driver dumps hundreds of packages into Alabama ravine: NPR
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Let’s say there’s a supply chain bottleneck, so you pre-order personal essentials and holiday gifts. And let’s say those packages make it to the last link, only for a delivery driver to dump them into a local ravine.
Unfortunately, that’s not a hypothetical scenario for about 450 people in Alabama, where authorities are investigating a FedEx driver for dumping packages on a truck.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office, in the north central part of the state, said last Wednesday that between 300 and 400 boxes of “all sizes” were discovered in a privately owned wooded area.
FedEx sent trucks and drivers from across the South later that day to begin the process of recalling the packages, it added. Photos posted to Facebook show boxes strewn across a steep ravine, several trucks lined up in the woods, and assorted packages stuffed into the back of a truck.
By Monday, Sheriff Mark Moon said the driver – whose name has not been made public – has been identified and questioned. He urged the media and the public to be patient as investigators work on what he describes as “an incident”.
The driver was found to have “emptied the shell at least six times,” leaving FedEx the victim of six different property thefts, Moon announced in a statement. a third update.
“We are currently looking at about 450 individual victims, some in Blount County not, that investigators are trying to investigate their case,” he added. “This will not be an easy or quick case to close.”
FedEx said in an email to NPR that the company has reviewed the situation and is cooperating with law enforcement, and that the individual involved no longer works for FedEx Ground.
“We regret the inconvenience this situation has caused and appreciate our customers’ understanding throughout the package rollback process,” the statement added. “Where possible, recalled packages are being shipped to their intended recipients. In the event of a damaged shipment, we will do our best to work with affected shippers to reach a resolution. .”
The company guides customers with any questions to track their shipments online.
This story originally appeared in NS Morning version live blogs.